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social impact of disasters  

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  • Every year, disasters affect the lives of millions of people around the world in many different ways. For social scientists, the social impacts of disasters are the multiple effects that potentially destructive agents can have on society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Social Impact of Disasters]

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